Southern Lions and Arks have applied to be admitted to the Premier Competition next year. RugbyWA are enthusiastically supporting their applications, so its a sure thing.

If we're going to expand the comp, I think at least three more teams should also be included, Rockingham, Mandurah and Curtin to form a local Super 15 competition, with a view to adding Kwinana, Swan and Perth Irish the season after.

A Super 18 competition run successfully from Perth will really show up the ARU and Sanzar if they cut the Western Force. With all their money, sponsorship and TV rights, they will be seen to have failed because they have had to cull teams, where RugbyWA has surged ahead with Clubs, team numbers and players, without wasting the millions blown by the ARU to achieve the same thing.

The established clubs could help get things going by allowing the new clubs each to second five of the Established Premier clubs' players (chosen by the new clubs on the basis of the positions they need filled) and a grant of say $50,000 to each new club from RugbyWA to help kick them off.

We are heading for exciting times in WA rugby.

Well, that's my view, and I can't see any downside. What do others think?

established clubs could help get things going by allowing the new clubs each to second five of the Established Premier clubs' players (chosen by the new clubs on the basis of the positions they need filled) and a grant of say $50,000 to each new club from RugbyWA to help kick them off.

We've obviously had one of those massive record breaking registration years again. Maybe Big Rob has already started the process asking about the best players and their teams. Let's really stick it up SANZAR - the season after - as we'll all still be here for sure, we should offer the Kings, and the Cheetahs into the expanded comp, with the rallying cry 20 for 2020. Imagine that, a Rugby WA board with 85 sitting members, and admin/support staff of around 200, with our own legal team. We'll need more room - hell let's move back to Perry Lakes.